Curtain construction



Feb. 5, 1935. g L.. sUssMAN 1,990,313

CURTAIN CONSTRUCT I ON v FRoN T OIll l v 2 7 ORNEYS Feb. 5, 1935. 1 sUssMAN CURTAIN CONSTRUCTION Filed NOV. 24, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR EON Sass/wahl ATTORNEYS Patented Feb. 5, 1935 UNITED STATES -nagaan PATENT OFFICE CURTAIN CONSTRUCTION Leon Sussman, Brooklyn, N. Y.

2 Claims.

The present invention relates to improvements in hangings for domestic purposes and it particularly relates to curtain constructions.

The types of curtains customarily used are so constructed and formed, that it is only possible to hang such curtains in one desired style or manner, unlessspecial hanging means are ernployed or unless an alteration is made in the construction. of the curtain.

An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive and artistic curtainv construction which will permit the curtains to be hung in a wide variety'of styles without special hanging means, without skillful manipulation and withoutlmaterial alterations Other objects will appear during the course of the following specification.

In accomplishing these objects it has been found most satisfactory to form a hem on the upper or top side of the curtain in such a way that it may be combined with a straight hanging rod or bar, to permit said curtain to be hung in a wide variety of different styles and forms by a mere variation of the way in which the rod and the hem side of the curtain are combined.

The above and other objects will appear more clearly from the following detailed description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a preferred embodiment of the inventive idea.

In the drawings:

Figures 1 and 2 are respectively front and rear views of the upper edge of the `curtain construction diagrammatically showing the hem thereof with which the hanging rod or bar may be combined.

Figure 3 is a side sectional view upon the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 on an enlarged scale, illustrating the hem with which the hanging rod may be combined.

Figures 4, 5 and 6 illustrate one manner of hanging the curtain; Fig. 4 being a front view upon a relatively small scale; Fig. 5 being a fragmentary perspective rear view'upon an enlarged scale, and Fig. 6 being'a transverse sectional view upon the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

Figures 7 and 8 illustrate another manner of hanging the curtain, Fig. 'l being la front view and Fig. 8 being a side sectional view upon the line 8-8 of Fig. 1.

Figures 9 and 10 illustrate another manner of hanging the curtain and Fig. 10 being a side' sectional view upon the line 10-10 of Fig. 9.

Figures 11 and 12 illustrate another manner of hanging the curtain, Fig. 11 being a diagram- Application November 24, 1933, Serial No. 699,513

matic top view, and Fig. 12 being a front view in the direction of the arrow 12 of Fig. 11, and

, Figure 13 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating another manner of hanging the curtain.

In Figs. l, 2 and 3, the curtain 10 is folded over at 21 (see Fig. 3) and the folded over portion 19 is sewed at 22 and 23 to the main body of the curtain 10 to form an opening 24 extending the entire width of the curtain. l

As indicated, the slitting 26 will provide a series of elongated front and rear loops respectively 27 and 27', both forwardly and rearwardly of the curtain with a series of corresponding narrow front and rear loops 28 and 28.

As will be apparent from Figs. 4 to 14 a large variety of different manners and styles of hanging the curtain may be obtained by placing a hanging rod or bar in the' space 24 within the hem 25 with diverse positioning. of the loops 27 and 28 forwardly and rearwardly of the hanging bar or element.

The hanging bar 29 may be inserted between, to the rear or to the front of the loops 27 and 27' and/or 28 and 28', to givea pinched pleat effect, as shown in Figs. 4 to 6; a plain or French hem effect as shown in Figs. I and 8; a looped effect as shown in Figs. 9 and 10; a pleated effect as shown in Figs. 11 and 12; or a wavy or sinuous effect as shown in Fig. 13.

As shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6, the hanger bar 29 is positioned between every second pair of long loops 427 and 27' and to the rear of the intervening pair of elongated loops 27 and 27' and the two intervening pairs of loops 28 and 28 as best shown in Fig. 6. The intervening elongated loops 27 and 27' and the narrow loops 28 and 28 form a pinched pleat 30, which projects forwardly of the intervening ground 31 of the curtain, giving a most artistic effect.

A curtain having the pinched pleat effect as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6 is much superior to similarly draped curtains, in which a buckram liner is utilized, so as to make the curtain retain .the pinched pleat. Buckram-filled curtains not only are expensive and cumbersome, but in addition may only be dry cleaned, whereas with the pinched pleat effect of the present curtain the same may be most satisfactorily washed and is relatively inexpensive.

The plain hem or drape effect of Figs. 7 and 8 is formed by placing the rod between all of the loops 27 and 27 and 28 and 28', with the result lthat the curtain will hang in a fiat fashion as shown, although it may also be drawn up to give a ruined eil'ect.

Figs. 9 and 10 show a loop-type hanging in which the rod 29 is placed in front of all of the loops 27, 27 and 28', and in back of the loops 28.

In Figs. 11 and 12 is shown a pleated hanging in which the rod 29 is placed in front of the loops 28' and to the rear of the loops 27, 27 and 28.

In both the hangings of Figs. 9 and 10 and of Figs. 11 and 12, the curtain may be drawn together so that a continuous-'seriesrof therrwaves 32 extend in back of the rod, Figs. 9 and 10, or in back of the rod in Figs. 11 and 12.

A very artistic sinuous style is shown in Fig.v

13, where the rod is caused to pass through the slits 26 without passing through the loops 27 and 27', an'd 28 or 28'. It is obvious that a `wide variety of hangings may be formed by inserting the rod 29 in various manners through these slits.

It is therefore apparent from a consideration of Figs. 4 to 414 that a wide variety of different styles of drapes or hangings may be hadA by altogether enclosing the rod 29 in the hem 25; 'by enclosing it only partly within the hem 25 by placing the loops 27, 27 ',28 and 28 in any variety of arrangements, forwardly or rearwardly of such rod; or by merely passing it through the slits 26 without passing it through and between the loops 27, 27', 28 and 28'. By drawing the curtain up upon the rod so as to form sinuous ruilied or pleated portions, a diversity of effects may be obtained.

It is therefore apparent that by onecurtain construction a most satisfactory'number of ar- 'tistic drapes or hangings may be obtained without the necessity of providing special hanging rods or special hanging devices. Y

The hanging rod or bar 29 is shown of nat construction, but if desired may be made of rods of other types. 'I'he spacing and width of the loops 27, 28 and of the hem may be widely varied. The opposite loops 28 and 28', may be sewn together if desired, to form a single loop 28-28'.

as shown 1n rigs. 1 and 2 a. lower suited seey piece forming the curtain, the upper edge of Vwhichis returned to form a hem having a double layer of fabric, each of the layers of fabii forming said hem being provided with'a serif alternately widely and narrowly spaced vertical registering slits whereby said slits will form closely spaced pairs, which pairs are quite widely spaced from each other so that the fabric portions separated by the slits wil1`be successively narrow and wide, said ,hem being provided with stitching .extending across the curtain above and below said slits so as to form a casing relatively narrower than the. hem, said casing of said curtain construction being adapted to receive a hanging rod and to be artistically draped in a variety of styles depending upon the relative positioning of the portions of the fabric between the slits in respectto said rod.

2. A curtain construction having a horizontal casing at the top thereof provided with a series of registering alternately widely and narrowly spaced vertical" slits extending entirely there-` through, said slits forming closely spaced pairs, which pairs are quite widely spaced from each other so that theseparated fabric portions will be successively narrow and wide, said casing being adapted to receive a hanging rod and to be artistically draped in ayariety of styles depending upon the relative positioning oi' the portions of the fabric between the slits in respect to said rod.

LEON SUSSMAN. 

